Docent Programs Expand at Cities' Zoos for Volunteers
The article outlines docent roles at Seattle, Portland, and Tacoma zoos, with volunteers training before guiding. It notes adult predominance, school-week demand, and summer or weekend opportunities, plus rising teen programs like ZOOLOGISTS OF TOMORROW at Cincinnati Zoo and NYC zoo volunteer training.
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Joyce
Seattle
Portland
Tacoma
Zoo
Zoological Society
Alice Bennett
Seattle Zoological Society
American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums
Zoologists OF Tomorrow
Cincinnati Zoo
New York City
Volunteer ideas for community service and hospital help
The article lists many volunteer options across organizations and settings. Opportunities include escorting patients, reading to the homebound, tutoring, entertaining at hospitals, library tasks, display setup for nonprofits, and aiding health agencies like Red Cross or Cerebral Palsy.
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Ymywcas
Goodwill Industries
Botanical
Red Cross
American Cancer Society
Scrub With Brown Laundry Soap For Poison Ivy Care
New York readers are advised to scrub well with brown laundry soap like Fels Naptha when poison ivy or poison oak appears. Let air dry without a towel and leave a lather layer for best results. Singapore reports American investments totaling 310 million dollars up to 1971.
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New York
UPI
Singapore
Bubble Gum as Makeshift Tooth Filling Tip
New York UPI reports a Newsfeature Department source suggests using bubble gum to fill a tooth hole when a dentist is inaccessible during picnics or hikes. Hold gum with the tongue and apply pressure intermittently to secure the temporary filling.
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New York
UPI
United Press International
Billboard criticizes grandfather pipe in Helena
An elephant with its trunk tied in a knot appears on a downtown billboard in Helena. The sign, created by Aidan Myhre for her grandfather, Justice John C. Harrison, condemns smoking and urges him to help reduce pollution. The poster also honors Harrison as head of the National Tuberculosis Association.
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Helena
Mont
Aidan Myhre
John C. Harrison
Montana Supreme Court
Harrison
National Tuberculosis Association
Kansas City
Great Falls, Mont
London builds hotels to draw more summer tourists
New York UPI reports London adds twenty one major hotels with 6,400 rooms to meet peak season demand. Most rooms are medium priced at 10 to 15 dollars per person based on double occupancy. The piece also notes a separate religious practice about baptism before the Eucharist referencing ancient Jewish custom.
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New York
UPI
London
Tourist Authority
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